Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Heaven Peering Mirror! Capable of binding, though the Heaven Peering Mirror was already shattered, it once was an immortal weapon, with boundless power. After Xu Ping'an got his hands on it, he had performed some repairs. Now, the fragments of the Heaven Peering Mirror could imprison anything below the Fourth Rank for the time of three breaths. Such time was enough for him to kill his opponent. Binding the Stone Puppet, Xu Ping'an didn't hesitate, his figure leapt up, swinging the Meteorite Iron Sword in his hand, a sword slashing at the back of the Stone Puppet's neck. The next moment, the back of the Stone Puppet's neck shattered, bursting forth with a brilliant shine. Following that, the back of the Stone Puppet's neck exploded, and the entire Stone Puppet collapsed with a sound. The crowd around them gasped in surprise. Had this guy figured out the Stone Puppet's weakness? Found the core of the Formation Talisman? In the distance, Xie Yuanwu copied what he had seen, smashing the back of a Stone Puppet's neck with a hammer, then quickly advanced towards Li Yuanba's location. Li Yuanba, forced into retreat by the sword-wielding puppets and severely wounded, had been struggling until Xie Yuanwu joined the fray. However, even prior to that, Xie Yuanwu's consumption of energy was immense; they barely managed to hold their ground against the puppet together. "Bang!" Simultaneously, Li Tianqi was sent flying by Guan Qing with a palm strike, directly blown back over a dozen meters, violently spitting blood. Grievously injured, he seemed unable to continue the fight. Duan Tianyu had trapped a Stone Puppet, but could not kill it, and was momentarily unable to assist Li Tianqi. Therefore, the only ones truly vying for the Token were Li Qingyi and Li Changyun. At this moment, both of them had already reached the front of the Stele. "Fourth Sister, do you really intend to compete with me for this inheritance? You've just broken through to the Third Rank; you're not my match," Li Changyun said with a light smile. He was at the later stages of the Third Layer Realm First Layer, confident that defeating Li Qingyi would not be a problem. "Let's find out," Li Qingyi said, without wasting any more words, her Spirit Sword in hand as she directly launched an attack towards Li Changyun. In Li Changyun's hands, too, appeared a low-grade spiritual weapon battle saber, and the two of them engaged in combat. Initially, Li Changyun was brimming with confidence, but when the fight truly began, he realized he had grossly underestimated Li Qingyi. Li Qingyi's swordsmanship was fast and fierce. Each sword stroke was more formidable than the last, her momentum steadily building, becoming more valiant as the battle progressed. And he was completely suppressed, barely able to fight back. This left Li Changyun feeling utterly stifled. While Li Qingyi and Li Changyun were embroiled in their fight, Guan Qing, who had freed up his hands, looked over at Xu Ping'an with a mocking gaze. The next moment, Guan Qing made his move, a Meteorite Iron Saber appearing in his hand as he charged towards Xu Ping'an. Guan Qing's attack was ruthless and incredibly swift, showing no mercy. When he had dealt with Li Tianqi earlier, he hadn't even used a weapon. Now facing Xu Ping'an, who was at the Second Rank Ninth Layer, he not only wielded a battle saber but also unleashed a combat technique. "Go to hell, Crescent Slash!" Guan Qing shouted as he cleaved forward, producing a blade light reminiscent of a crescent moon. The blade energy was fierce, heading straight towards Xu Ping'an. In the moment he unleashed the blade light, Guan Qing's figure followed closely behind it. He wanted to kill Xu Ping'an, all because of him, Li Qingyi had treated him with such an attitude. He wanted to show Li Qingyi that such a waste could be effortlessly slain by him. To let Li Qingyi understand who the real genius was, the one she should truly regard. "He's trying to kill Xu Ping'an?" Li Tianqi, who saw Guan Qing charge savagely toward Xu Ping'an, felt Guan Qing's intent to kill right away. "Given how Li Qingyi treated Guan Qing before, the guy has always been petty; how could he pass up an opportunity like this? Xu Ping'an is likely facing certain death," Duan Tianyu replied. Although Xu Ping'an had defeated him, he did not believe that Xu Ping'an would be a match for Guan Qing. After all, he was only at the Third Rank First Layer Realm, whereas Guan Qing had reached the Third Rank Second Layer Realm and was only a step away from the Third Rank Third Layer. Xu Ping'n was merely at the initial stage of the Sea-Splitting Realm Ninth Layer; how much stronger could he possibly be? In the distance, Li Yuanba and Xie Yuanwu, still entangled with the stone men, also looked in this direction, sensing the powerful aura burst forth from Guan Qing. It was evident that Guan Qing intended to kill Xu Ping'an. Although the Li Family had rules against fratricide within the ancestral grounds, Guan Qing was an outsider after all, and such rules had a weak hold on them. Moreover, the one Guan Qing wanted to kill was not a member of the Li Family; the family would naturally not pursue the matter too harshly afterward. "Sister, aren't you going to help Xu Ping'an? At this rate, he's likely to die at Guan Qing's hands. You know the rules of our Li Family do not apply to Brother Guan." Li Changyun's eyes lit up as he spoke. Li Qingyi's expression changed, and then a fierce chill emerged in her eyes. Guan Qing actually wants to kill Xu Ping'an, he's asking for death! But thinking that Xu Ping'an was able to kill a Third Layer Second Rank while only in the Sixth Layer of the Sea-Splitting Realm and now he has reached the Ninth Layer, how could he not be victorious? The one likely to be killed is probably Guan Qing. "If Guan Qing is courting death, then it should be our eldest brother who needs to help. If Guan Qing dies, I doubt our brother will be able to explain to the Yudao Sect," said Li Qingyi coldly. "What do you mean? Are you saying that Xu Ping'an can kill Brother Guan?" Li Changyun sneered. As if he heard an enormous joke. However, in the next moment, his facial expression instantly stiffened. At this moment, Xu Ping'an's gaze towards the charging Guan Qing turned decidedly cold. "I had no intention of killing you, but since you're insistently seeking death, I'll send you on your way." The Meteorite Iron Sword in Xu Ping'an's hand vanished, replaced by a low-grade Spiritual Sword. With the emergence of the Spiritual Sword, a soaring Sword Qi instantly spread across the sky. In the next moment, an extremely powerful Sword Qi emitted from the Spiritual Sword in Xu Ping'an's hands. The Sunrise Sword, weighing three hundred pounds and nurtured for twelve days in Xu Ping'an's body, was now unleashed, how powerful it was. "No..." Guan Qing's face changed, seemingly sensing danger. Yet Xu Ping'an sneered, "Mountain-breaking!" The next moment, he brought his sword down. The sword light turned into a supreme Sword Radiance, shattered the blade light of the Crescent Slash instantly, and then swiftly crossed Guan Qing's body. "No..." Guan Qing let out an unwilling roar as his body split in two. The ground was torn open by the Sword Radiance, leaving a gigantic sword mark thirty meters long. Seeing this sword mark, the entire place fell silent. Everyone was stunned. Such a terrifying sword! This sword was strong enough to kill a Third Rank Third Layer Realm expert. The Ninth Layer Sea-Splitting Realm, killing a Second Rank Third Layer in one strike? What kind of strength was this? And wasn't it impossible for the Sea-Splitting Realm to externally project True Yuan? How did he manage to wield such a terrifying Sword Radiance? One by one, they were utterly shocked looking at Xu Ping'an. Even Li Qingyi, who had expected it earlier, was startled by this strike of Xu Ping'an's. Just one sword? Too strong! Xu Ping'an paid no attention to the crowd, sheathed the Sunrise Sword, and looked in Li Changyun's direction. Li Changyun felt a chill in his heart instantly. He immediately retreated, no longer vying with Li Qingyi. The rest also reluctantly accepted the situation. Xu Ping'an was too strong, there was no need to compete any further at this point. With Li Changyun conceding, Li Qingyi naturally obtained the Inheritance Token smoothly. The next moment, the great hall rumbled, and the doors of the hall slowly opened. "Go on!" Xu Ping'an said to Li Qingyi. The latter glanced at Xu Ping'an, then nodded heavily, and proceeded into the interior of the great hall. Li Changyun and Li Yuanba shook their heads, conceding defeat. Li Tianqi, however, frowned, envy flashing in her eyes. Envious that Li Qingyi obtained the inheritance and was about to become stronger, and envious that Li Qingyi had found such a powerful ally. Xu Ping'an, however, did not care about the others and walked towards the stele. A shield was still inserted on the stele. As Li Changyun and others saw Xu Ping'an eyeing the shield, their expressions changed immediately.